The global industry body for port equipment and technology, the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association, (PEMA), has made its own contribution to the debate surrounding the upcoming legislation on container weighing - due to enter into force on July 1.
“We are committed to providing information on the best recommendations and practices to reduce the incidence of misdeclared and overweight containers,” said Ottonel Popesco, president of PEMA.
In 2013, he added, PEMA published an information paper on this topic entitled ‘Weighing Containers in Ports and Terminals’. This provides ports, terminal operators, and other interested parties with information about port-based container weighing technologies and systems that are currently available, and their relative capabilities to accurately verify container weights.
It covers both weighbridges and weighing systems for use on various container-handling equipment, including ship-to-shore container cranes, mobile harbour cranes, RTGs, RMGs, straddle carriers, reach stackers, and container handling forklift trucks.
It’s available for download at: http://www.pema.org/publications/
